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The purposes of WOMEN IN ENDOCRINOLOGY are:

  1. To promote educational opportunities for women in the science and discipline of Endocrinology.
  2. To identify promising young women in Endocrinology and to provide mentoring through guidance and assistance to enhance their capabilities in Endocrinology.
  3. To encourage and support the admission of women into relevant scientific, educational and professional societies and to make it possible for them to participate in the activities of these societies through scholarships, nominations for offices and awards, and referrals for chairing sessions and reviewing papers for society journals.

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Committees and Officers 2007–2008

Officers

President
JANET E. HALL, M.D. (2006–2008)
Reproductive Endocrine Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital, BHX–5
55 Fruit Street
Boston MA 02114–2624
Phone: 617–726–3038
Fax: 617–726–5357
Email: jehall@partners.org

Secretary–Treasurer
LISA M. HALVORSON, M.D. (2007–2010)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390–9032
Phone: 214–648–9593
Fax: 214–648–8066
Email: lisa.halvorson@utsouthwestern.edu

Past President (term 2004–2006)
SYNTHIA H. MELLON, Ph.D.
Dept. of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences
University of California – San Francisco
513 Parnassus Ave, Box 0556
San Francisco, CA 94143–0556
Phone: 415–476–5329
Fax: 415–753–3271
Email: mellon@cgl.ucsf.edu

Past Secretary–Treasurer (term 2004–2007)
ANDREA C. GORE, Ph.D.
Pharmacology/Toxicology, A1915
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512–471–3669
Fax: 512–471–5002
Email: andrea.gore@mail.utexas.edu

President–elect (term 2008–2010)
URSULA B. KAISER, M.D.
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Brigham and Women´s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
221 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617–732–5768
Fax: 617–582–6193
Email: ukaiser@partners.org

Nominating Committee

CAROLE R. MENDELSON, Ph.D. (term 2005–2008, Chair, 2007–2008)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dept of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390–9038
Phone: 214–648–2944
Fax: 214–648–3214
Email: carole.mendelson@utsouthwestern.edu

CAROL LANGE, Ph.D. (2006–2008)
University of Minnesota Cancer Research Center
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 806
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone 612–626–0621
Fax: 612–626–4915
Email: lange047@umn.edu

SUE MOENTER, Ph.D. (2006–2008)
University of Virginia Health System
PO Box 800578
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone (Lab): 434–982–1871
Phone (Office): 434–982–0076
Fax: 434–982–0088
Email: smm4n@virginia.edu

SUSAN MANDEL, M.D., MPH (2007–2009)
Division of Endo, Diabetes & Metabolism
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
611 CRB, 415 Curie Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215–662–6125
Fax: 215–614–1949
Email: smandel@mail.med.upenn.edu

Past Nominating Committee Chair (term 2005–2007, Chair 2006–2007)
NANETTE SANTORO, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Ave
Mazer Building Room 314
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718–430–3152
Fax: 718–430–8586
Email: glicktoro@aol.com

Program Committee

MARY RUPPE, M.D. (2004–2007, Chair 2007–2008)
University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
6431 Fannin Street, Suite 4.202
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713–500–6901
Email: mary.ruppe@uth.tmc.edu

MONA SCHIESS CALVO, Ph.D. (2007–2009)
Office of Applied Research
& Safety Assessment
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
8301 Muirkirk Road
Laurel, MD 20708
HFS–025, MOD 1 Building
Phone (Lab): 301–210–7581
Phone (Office): 301–210–7685
Email: mona.calvo@fda.hhs.gov

ANN J. BROWN MD, MHS (2006–2008)
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3611, Rm 275 Baker House
Department of Medicine/Endocrinology
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919–684–5002
Fax: 919–681–7796
Email: brown066@mc.duke.edu

VARYKINA (KINA) THACKRAY, PH.D. (2007–2009)
Department of Reproductive Medicine
University of California, San Diego
349 LBR Building
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093–0674
Phone: 858–534–1895
Fax: 858–534–1438
Email: vthackray@ucsd.edu

MARIA YIALAMAS, M.D. (2007–2009)
Brigham and Women´s Hospital, PBB–4–402
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617–732–5775
Fax: 617–264–6346
Email: myialamas@partners.org

Past Program Committee Chair (term 2005–2008, Chair 2006–2007)
JULIE L. SHARPLESS, M.D.
Division of Endocrinology
Univ North Carolina School of Medicine
CB #7170, 8022 Burnett Womack Bldg.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599–7170
Phone : 919–966–1254
Fax : 919–966–6025
Email: julie_sharpless@med.unc.edu

Mentoring Committee

GAYATHRI DEVI, Ph.D. (Chair 2007–2009)
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Ctr.
Duke University Medical Center 2606
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919–668 0410
Fax: 919–681 7970
Email: gayathri.devi@duke.edu

JINGJING KIPP, Ph.D. (2007–2009)
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
Northwestern University
2205 Tech Dr/Hogan 4–110
Evanston, IL 60208
Phone: 847–491–2872
Email: j–kipp@northwestern.edu

ELLEN SEELY, M.D. (2006–2008)
Brigham & Women´s Hospital
221 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617–732–5661
Fax: 617–732–5764
Email: eseely@partners.org

DONNA L. VOGEL, M.D., Ph.D. (2006–2008)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
1830 E. Monument St., Room 2–107
Baltimore MD 21205
Phone: 410–502–2804
Fax: 410–614–3386
Email: dlvogel1@verizon.net

Past Mentoring Committee Chair (2004–2007)
KAREN KLAHR MILLER, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital
Neuroendocrine Unit
55 Fruit St/Bulfinch 457B
Boston MA 02114
Phone: 617–726–3870
Fax: 617–726–5072
Email: KKMiller@Partners.org

Communications Committee

GERALYN LAMBERT MESSERLIAN, Ph.D. (Chair, 2007–2009)
Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Prenatal and Special Testing
Women and Infants Hospital
70 Elm St
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401–453–7793
Fax: 401–276–7882
Email: gmesserl@wihri.org

PHILLIPPA MIRANDA, M.D.
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919–668–5314
Fax: 919–668–5315

DANA GADDY, Ph.D. (2007–2009)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St., Slot 505
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone: 501–686–5918
Fax: 501–686–8167
Email: gaddydana@uams.edu

SABRINA GILL, M.D. (2007–2009)
University of British Columbia, Division of Endocrinology
St. Paul´s Hospital, Room 470 Comox Bldg
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6
Phone: 604–806–9156
Fax: 604–806–8594
Email: sgill@providencehealth.bc.ca

Past Communications Committee Chair
CAROLYN SMITH, Ph.D. (Chair, 2004–2007)
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030–3411
Phone: 713–798–6235
Fax: 713–790–1275
Email: carolyns@bcm.tmc.edu

Development Committee

TAMI WOLDEN–HANSON, Ph.D. (term 2005–2007, Chair 2007–8)
University of Washington VA Medical Center
GRECC, 182B
1660 So. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206–768–5394
Fax: 206–764–2569
Email: twh@u.washington.edu

KAREN L. HERBST, Ph.D., M.D. (2007–2009)
UCSD
VASDHS (111G)
3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA, 92161
Phone: 858–552–8585 x7384
Email: Karen.Herbst@va.gov

ANNASWAMY RAJI, M.D., M.MSc. (2005–2008)
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Brigham and Women´s Hospital
221 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617–732–8223
Fax : 617–582–6193
Email: araji@partners.org

BARBARA ATTARDI, Ph.D. (2007–2009)
BIOQUAL, Inc.
Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory
9600 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301–251–2801
Fax: 301–251–1260
Email: bjattardi@bioqual.com

Past Development Chair
RACHEL WAGMAN, M.D. (2004–2007)
Amgen
1120 Veterans Blvd, Mail Stop ASF20–2
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 650–244–8463
Fax: 650–872–4106
Email: rwagman@amgen.com
Past Presidents
Year Name Degree
1976 ROSENBERG, EUGENIA MD
1976–1977 CARTER, ANNE C. MD
1977–1978 RAMALEY, JUDITH A. PhD
1978–1979 PITTMAN, CONSTANCE S. MD
1979–1980 RAMALEY, JUDITH A. PhD
1980–1981 HOLLINGSWORTH, DOROTHY R. MD
1981–1982 NIKITOVITCH–WINER, MIROSLAVA MB/PhD
1982–1983 HAYS, MARGUERITE T. MD
1983–1984 UPTON, VIRGINIA G. PhD
1984–1985 KAPLAN, SELNA L. MD/PhD
1986–1988 HOFFMANN, JOAN C. PhD
1988–1990 HOTCHKISS, JULANE PhD
1990–1992 SCHWARTZ, NEENA B. PhD
1992–1994 DALLMAN, MARY F. PhD
1994–1996 TURGEON, JUDITH L. PhD
1996–1998 SCHONBRUNN, AGNES PhD
1998–2000 SANTORO, NANETTE MD
2000–2002 WIERMAN, MARGARET E. MD
2002–2004 MENDELSON CAROLE R. PhD
2004–2006 SYNTHIA H. MELLON PhD
2006–2008 JANET E. HALL MD
2008–2010 URSULA KAISER MD

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